Wilmington DE

Newark Police investigated a fatal crash on Christina Parkway late Saturday night after a head-on collision left one driver dead and two others injured. Officers were dispatched at approximately 10:06 p.m. to the area east of the Amtrak bridge, where callers reported that one of the vehicles involved had left the...

New Castle County Council tabled an ordinance at its Nov. 18 meeting seeking to regulate data centers. Several Councilmembers raised concerns about the bill’s constitutionality, particularly relating to sections permitting retroactivity. If passed with that language, Project Washington, a proposed 6 million...

Sy’Aire Redd, 3, was pulled from the burning Wilson Street home on Wednesday, Nov. 19, around 8:45 p.m., but later succumbed to his injuries, according to the City of Chester Bureau of Fire. Firefighters arrived to find heavy flames tearing through the residence on the 200 block of Wilson...

A New Jersey woman accused of stabbing her infant daughter to death in 2021 was found not guilty by reason of insanity last Monday, ending a case that began with a disturbing confession to police. Kristhie I. Alcazar, 30, appeared before Superior Court Judge Russell DePersia for a bench trial...

WILMINGTON, DE — Wilmington Police have arrested a 26-year-old man following an investigation that officers say uncovered suspected drug activity in the city’s East Side neighborhood. According to authorities, members of the Drug, Organized Crime, and Vice Division were in the area of East 9th and Kirkwood Streets...

A fox roaming around Broomall, Delaware County with plastic piping stuck on its neck has finally been captured.

CHESTER COUNTY, PA — A series of crashes, traffic stops, thefts, and unusual police calls kept Pennsylvania State Police busy across Chester County in mid-November, according to newly released public information reports. The incidents, ranging from DUI-related traffic stops to a welfare check involving a deceased...

A 45-year-old man charged with selling and mailing thousands of prescription drugs across New Castle County and beyond told investigators his father got him involved in the enterprise, court records state. U.S. Postal Inspectors contacted New Castle County police in July to tell them about a Wilmington-area man who...

LOWER MERION — Lower Merion commissioners have adopted an ordinance that will lead to the banning of gas-powered leaf blowers by 2029. But before the 2029 ban goes into effect, there will also be seasonal bans in 2026, 2027 and 2028. The new ordinance will also “prohibit the use...

A child, that was injured in a house fire in Chester, Delaware County, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, has succumbed to his injuries, officials said. According to police, a 3-year-old boy who -- along with a woman -- were hospitalized following a house fire that erupted at a property along the 200 block of Wilson Street...